Ryan Crouser Wins Historic 3rd-Straight Olympic Gold Medal in Shot Put

Along with Crouser's win, the U.S. 4x400-meter mixed relay team narrowly took second to the Netherlands and four other Americans medaled on night 3 of track and field

Ryan Crouser cannot be beat!

The shot putter, 31, secured his third-straight Olympic gold on Saturday, Aug. 3 in Paris as he won the shot put final in front of a packed crowd at Stade de France.

Crouser never fell out of first place through six rounds, and threw a season-best 22.90 meters in his third go that earned him the win.

His fellow American Joe Kovacs took silver behind Crouser, with a best throw of 22.15 meters. Rajindra Campbell of Jamaica won bronze.

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It was a historic finish for Crouser, as he became the first man to ever win three golds in shot put.

Along with Crouser's gold and Kovacs' silver, Team USA earned four more medals on Saturday, the third day of track and field at the Paris Games.

After setting the world record in their heat on Friday, the U.S.'s 4x400-meter mixed relay team narrowly earned silver. The team — made up of Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Kaylyn Brown and Bryce Deadmon — led through the first, second and third relay legs, and anchor Brown looked to have gold sown up headed into the final 100 meters. But the Netherlands' star Femke Bol sprinted ahead to secure the win for her country.

Still, Team USA was happy with their silver, and their world record from the day prior.

"Look, a world record and even the opportunity to have an Olympic medal is one-in-a-million," Deadmon told reporters after the race. "So whether it was gold, silver or bronze, the fact that we here and we show it after what we were supposed to be is amazing."

Meanwhile, Jasmine Moore earned a bronze in the triple jump, just one of two disciplines she's competing in at the Paris Games. Moore's second jump of six was the bronze medal-winner, a 14.67-meter leap. She finished behind first place Thea Lafond of Dominica and silver medalist Shanieka Ricketts of Jamaica.

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Moore will next compete in the long jump, which begins qualifications on Aug. 6. She's the first American to compete in both events in one Olympics.

"I want to go out here. I want to do my best. I want to medal. That’s the goal now,” she told PEOPLE earlier this week.

Rounding out the night for the Americans were Sha'Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson, who finished second and third, respectively, in the 100-meter final.

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